China: Earthquake - OCHA-06: 21-May-08
OCHA Situation Report No. 6
China: Earthquake
21 May 2008
Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
NOTE: This report is based on information received from the office of the
United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in China, UN partners, and the
media.
Key Summary
- Tents are urgently needed and have been requested as a high priority by
the Government of China. More than 200,000 tents are needed.
- Donors are encouraged to report their contributions, including in-kind
contributions, to OCHA's Financial Tracking System (FTS),
http://ocha.unog.ch/fts2/.
Situation
1. On 12 May 2008 a major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale
struck Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture some 92 km northwest of Chengdu
city, the capital of Sichuan Province. The earthquake took place at 14:48
Beijing time and affected 434 counties in 10 provinces and municipalities.
The worst affected areas are central and northern Sichuan (Aba
Prefecture); Mianyang; Deyang; Guangyuan; Ya'an; Chengdu; Longnan (Gansu
Province); Hanzhong and Baoji (Shaanxi Province).
2. According to official statistics, the confirmed number of dead is
40,075 people (a total of 39,577 people confirmed dead in Sichuan Province
alone). An additional 247,645 people are injured and 32,361 people
missing. The Government of China expects the death toll to surpass 50,000
and an estimated 5.7 million have been evacuated as of 16 May. An
estimated 80 percent of the dead have been buried or cremated.
3. Around 159 aftershocks measuring above 4 on the Richter Scale have been
detected according to the China Seismological Bureau. An estimated 5.36
million buildings have collapsed, and more than 21 million buildings are
damaged in the earthquake-affected areas.
Needs
4. For the first time since 1998, the Government of China is actively
welcoming assistance from the international community. During a press
conference, Mr. Jian Li, the Vice Minister for Civil Affairs stated that
tents are the highest priority need and has appealed for international
assistance. Additionally, food, drinking water, and psychological
assistance for earthquake victims and relatives were also reiterated by
the State Council, according to Chinese media reports.
5. The Government of China has urgently requested the following medicines
and medical equipment needed for relief efforts. However, all medicines,
medical equipment, and disinfection products should have prior
registration in China:
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Epidemic Prevention Drinking Water Safety Food Safety
- FENDONA (alpha- - Chlorine - ATP flourescence
Cypermethrin) disinfection tablets testing instruments
- Stratagem - Large drinking - Rapid food safety
(Flocoumafen) water treatment units testing instruments
- Mobile sprayer - Folding drinking - Rapid micro-organism
water containers testing instruments
- Disposable - Environment-friendly - Thermograph for
protective clothing mobile toilets measuring food
surface/center
temperature
- Protective - Residual chlorine - Ultraviolet ray
spectacles detecting instruments lumeter
- Protective - Residual cholorine
facial mask colorimetric boxes
- Acid-resistant - Chlorine testing
gloves paper
- Chemical-proof - Rapid water quality
rubber shoes testing instruments
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Attachments:
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/retrieveattachments?openagent&docid=8F1D41455822D44F492574500002DC68&file=Full_Report.pdf
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Appropriate Donations for International Disaster/Humanitarian Needs
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Center for International web: www.cidi.org
Disaster Information listserv: www.cidi.org/listsub.htm
guidelines: www.cidi.org/donate.htm
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